impersonate

im·per·son·ate  (m-pûrs-nt)

tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates

1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer.

2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities.

3. Archaic To embody; personify.

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im·person·ation n.

im·person·ator n.

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impersonate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to pretend to be (another person)

2. to imitate the character or mannerisms of (another person) for entertainment

impersonation n
impersonator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impersonate - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" portray performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
	2.	impersonate - represent another person with comic intentions mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
	3.	impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" personate, pose masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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impersonate

verb 1. imitate, pose as (informal) masquerade as, enact, ape, act out, pass yourself off as

verb 2. mimic, take off (informal) do (informal) ape, parody, caricature, do an impression of, personate

Translations

impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → hacerse pasar por

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impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → se faire passer pour;

(Theat) → imiter

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impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → sich ausgeben als;

(Theat) → imitieren

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impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → impersonare;

(THEAT) → imitare

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impersonate

v impersonate [imˈpəːsəneit]

to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive The comedian impersonated the prime minister. verpersoonlik يَنْتَحِلُ شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه олицетворявам představovat; vydávat se (za) efterligne; give sig ud for; spille darstellen υποδύομαι imitar; personificar; hacerse pasar por alguien kehastama نقش بازی کردن esittää personnifier; se faire passer pour (qqn) לְחַקוֹת पररूप धारण करना utjelovljivati, imitirati megszemélyesít meniru fara í gervi; herma eftir impersonare; spacciarsi per ～に扮する 흉내내다 vaidinti, atlikti (kieno) vaidmenį atveidot; tēlot; uzdoties (par kādu) mengajuk nadoen, zich uitgeven voor utgi seg for, spille, etterlikne uosabiać, udawać, wcielać się w personificar a juca rolul (cuiva); a face pe (cineva) перевоплощаться; изображать stelesňovať, predstavovať, hrať igrati koga, izdajati se za oponašati imitera เลียนแบบ kişilendirmek, canlandırmak 模仿，扮演 втілювати; уособлювати بہروپ دھرنا đóng vai 模仿，扮演

n imˌpersoˈnation

verpersoonliking إنتِحال شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه олицетворение ztělesnění efterligning; fremstilling die Darstellung ενσάρκωση imitación; personificación kehastus وانمود؛ تقلید درآوردن esittäminen personnification חִיקוּי अभिनय करना utjelovljivanje, imitiranje megtestesülés, megszemélyesítés persónugerving personificazione まね 흉내 vaidmens atlikimas atveidošana; uzdošanās (par kādu) pengajukan imitatie etterlikning, parodi uosobienie personificação personificare перевоплощение stelesnenie utelešenje oponašanje imitation การเลียนแบบ taklit etme 模仿 втілення; уособлення تلبیس sự đóng vai 模仿